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Malicious MAL-2026-10493

insomnia-plugin-poc-m4gester-run

npm package · versions 1.0.0

Reported Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: amazon-inspector (38a525aea57681df6c21035b723701fa6067f091fd81ac26bb3fcc8e2126c43e)
package.json declares a postinstall lifecycle hook that runs `calc.exe` on the installer's machine during `npm install`. The main entry point exports only an empty `requestHooks` array, providing no actual Insomnia plugin functionality — the package's sole effect is the arbitrary command execution at install time. The name self-identifies as a proof-of-concept and mimics the Insomnia plugin naming convention with a leet-substituted variant, indicating the package exists solely to demonstrate/exploit install-time RCE. While calc.exe itself is benign, the postinstall hook establishes full arbitrary-command-execution capability against any developer installing the package on Windows.